{"id":2037330,"date":"2026-07-10T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037330"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:21:00","slug":"david-coulthard-explains-red-bulls-good-problem-in-the-f1-driver-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037330","title":{"rendered":"David Coulthard explains Red Bull&#8217;s &#8220;good problem&#8221; in the F1 driver market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>David Coulthard explains Red Bull&#8217;s &#8220;good problem&#8221; in the F1 driver market<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Red Bull and sister team Racing Bulls have been at the centre of speculation in the Formula 1 driver transfer market<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> F1 Desk <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-10T13:21:00+01:00\">10 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Coulthard<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>David Coulthard on Red Bull&#8217;s &#8220;good problem&#8221; it is suffering in the Formula 1 driver transfer market, with the team being forced to deal with a bloated stable of talent.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull and sister team Racing Bulls have been at the centre of transfer market speculation of late, with Max Verstappen&#8217;s future a constant topic of discussion, especially now his exit clause appears set to activate during the summer break, while junior driver Nikola Tsolov is putting forward a strong case to be promoted into an F1 seat.<\/p>\n<p>With Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, and Arvid Lindblad, the current incumbents of the seats beyond Verstappen, it would be a tough call for any of the trio to miss out on a seat in order to house the Bulgarian F2 championship leader.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Tsolov celebrates on the podium<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reports that Tsolov had been &#8216;promised&#8217; an F1 seat were rubbished recently by Racing Bulls boss Alan Permane, while Lawson batted away comments on his future at Silverstone, with the New Zealander, who has already been promoted to and demoted from Red Bull, viewed as the likely driver to make way, despite his impressive form.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking on the <em>Up to Speed<\/em> podcast, Coulthard said: \u201cIt&#8217;s a good problem to have. I guess there&#8217;s always a possibility that, if they&#8217;re happy with the others, they could help position him [Tsolov, find a seat] somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-affc21497005c4c0256daf306d5291da0c6c4b2e4e3106050a39505ae861c385\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Webber reacts to reports of Oscar Piastri &#8216;agitating to leave&#8217; McLaren<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Newey completes first run in Red Bull hypercar at Goodwood <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He added: \u201cRed Bull is ahead of the game in terms of their motorsports investment and drivers over the history of time, if you look at what they&#8217;ve invested and now what the valuations are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Could Racing Bulls change its roster for 2027?<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re thinking &#8216;we&#8217;re getting to the limit of what we can afford to invest in this&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tsolov recently made history by becoming the fourth driver to complete a clean sweep of wins across a single weekend. But when his Silverstone success was added to his feature race win in Austria, Tsolov became the first driver in F2 to ever win three races on the bounce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a good problem to have. Listen for that name, Nikola Tsolov from Bulgaria. 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class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> F1  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adrian Newey completes first run in Red Bull hypercar at Goodwood <\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783610640\"> 09\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/si202607090401.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/si202607090401.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/si202607090401.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> F1  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Will Buxton clears up cryptic social media post that sent F1 fans wild<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783608148\"> 09\/07\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1315147_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Red Bull and sister team Racing Bulls have been at the centre of speculation in the Formula 1 driver transfer market<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>David Coulthard on Red Bull&#8217;s &#8220;good problem&#8221; it is suffering in the Formula 1 driver transfer market, with the team being forced to deal with a bloated stable of talent.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull and sister team Racing Bulls have been at the centre of transfer market speculation of late, with Max Verstappen&#8217;s future a constant topic of discussion, especially now his exit clause appears set to activate during the summer break, while junior driver Nikola Tsolov is putting forward a strong case to be promoted into an F1 seat.<\/p>\n<p>With Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, and Arvid Lindblad, the current incumbents of the seats beyond Verstappen, it would be a tough call for any of the trio to miss out on a seat in order to house the Bulgarian F2 championship leader.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 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Bulls boss Alan Permane, while Lawson batted away comments on his future at Silverstone, with the New Zealander, who has already been promoted to and demoted from Red Bull, viewed as the likely driver to make way, despite his impressive form.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking on the <em>Up to Speed<\/em> podcast, Coulthard said: \u201cIt&#8217;s a good problem to have. I guess there&#8217;s always a possibility that, if they&#8217;re happy with the others, they could help position him [Tsolov, find a seat] somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-affc21497005c4c0256daf306d5291da0c6c4b2e4e3106050a39505ae861c385\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Webber reacts to reports of Oscar Piastri &#8216;agitating to leave&#8217; McLaren<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Newey completes first run in Red Bull hypercar at Goodwood <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He added: \u201cRed Bull is ahead of the game in terms of their motorsports investment and drivers over the history of time, if you look at what they&#8217;ve invested and now what the valuations are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Could Racing Bulls change its roster for 2027?<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re thinking &#8216;we&#8217;re getting to the limit of what we can afford to invest in this&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tsolov recently made history by becoming the fourth driver to complete a clean sweep of wins across a single weekend. But when his Silverstone success was added to his feature race win in Austria, Tsolov became the first driver in F2 to ever win three races on the bounce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a good problem to have. Listen for that name, Nikola Tsolov from Bulgaria. He drives very well, is a great personality out of the car as well, so I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing him in F1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest F1 talking points.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>David Coulthard on Red Bull&#8217;s &#8220;good problem&#8221; it is suffering in the Formula 1 driver transfer market, with the team being forced to deal with a bloated stable of talent.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull and sister team Racing Bulls have been at the centre of transfer market speculation of late, with Max Verstappen&#8217;s future a constant topic of discussion, especially now his exit clause appears set to activate during the summer break, while junior driver Nikola Tsolov is putting forward a strong case to be promoted into an F1 seat.<\/p>\n<p>With Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, and Arvid Lindblad, the current incumbents of the seats beyond Verstappen, it would be a tough call for any of the trio to miss out on a seat in order to house the Bulgarian F2 championship leader.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1418201_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Tsolov celebrates on the podium<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reports that Tsolov had been &#8216;promised&#8217; an F1 seat were rubbished recently by Racing Bulls boss Alan Permane, while Lawson batted away comments on his future at Silverstone, with the New Zealander, who has already been promoted to and demoted from Red Bull, viewed as the likely driver to make way, despite his impressive form.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking on the <em>Up to Speed<\/em> podcast, Coulthard said: \u201cIt&#8217;s a good problem to have. I guess there&#8217;s always a possibility that, if they&#8217;re happy with the others, they could help position him [Tsolov, find a seat] somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-affc21497005c4c0256daf306d5291da0c6c4b2e4e3106050a39505ae861c385\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Webber reacts to reports of Oscar Piastri &#8216;agitating to leave&#8217; McLaren<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Newey completes first run in Red Bull hypercar at Goodwood <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He added: \u201cRed Bull is ahead of the game in terms of their motorsports investment and drivers over the history of time, if you look at what they&#8217;ve invested and now what the valuations are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1420214_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Could Racing Bulls change its roster for 2027?<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re thinking &#8216;we&#8217;re getting to the limit of what we can afford to invest in this&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tsolov recently made history by becoming the fourth driver to complete a clean sweep of wins across a single weekend. But when his Silverstone success was added to his feature race win in Austria, Tsolov became the first driver in F2 to ever win three races on the bounce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a good problem to have. Listen for that name, Nikola Tsolov from Bulgaria. He drives very well, is a great personality out of the car as well, so I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing him in F1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest F1 talking points.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1100553\/1\/david-coulthard-explains-red-bulls-good-problem-f1-driver-market&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1422109_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] David Coulthard explains Red Bull&#8217;s &#8220;good problem&#8221; in the F1 driver market Red Bull and sister team Racing Bulls have been at the centre of speculation in the Formula 1 driver transfer market F1 Desk 10 Jul 2026 Share Coulthard \u00a9\u00a0XPB Images Prefer Crash.Net on Google See our stories more often Add [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[47,226],"class_list":["post-2037330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crash-net","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2037330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037330\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2037330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2037330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2037330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}